The sudden stop of the British attack gave Chen Tian's landing troops a valuable respite. The soldiers deployed on the front line seized time to strengthen the defense line, while the engineers repaired the docks and repaired the trestle at three places in Bonesmouth, Chrischa, and Swag to meet the subsequent supplies. In the third step of the "Eagle of Empires" plan, General Cluke's 1st Army will expand the landing scale in this area, and then General Hellingen's 7th Army will land on the Dover landing field controlled by the Hindenburg Army.

The news of the replacement of commander of the local general command soon spread throughout the British army. The German General Staff and Chen Tian also received the news at the first time. In Chen Tian's view, there was no substantial difference between the British commander Hamilton and Hagge. The military thoughts of these British generals seemed quite immature compared to the tactics and tactics accumulated by the Chinese for thousands of years. Unfortunately, the Chinese, who were influenced by Confucianism for a long time, became as docile as sheep.

The good weather finally came to an end after three days. Starting from the afternoon of December 28, the wind and snow fell on earth again. This time, not only England, but also France and Germany, there were heavy snowfalls. The happiest ones naturally belong to those carefree children, skiing, building snowmen, and playing snowball fights. They seemed to have returned to a happy Christmas. In this winter, whether in Germany or Britain, most civilians do not have to worry about food and clothing.

The snow was flying, and the generals of the warring sides were happy and worried. Chen Tian was worried about the soldiers on the front line. It was far from enough to hide in the trenches that sheltered from the wind during heavy snow. Those uncovered areas would soon be filled with thick snow. What the officers and soldiers needed most now were tents and stoves. In addition to being directly distributed to each unit, the materials and equipment unloaded in each landing field have been scattered and stored at the supply points between the beach and the front line.

The barracks of the Bonemouth defenders were also fully utilized, which had become the base of the German reserves. All roads leading to the front line on the beach have been reopened to traffic. Although the railway line has not been severely damaged, the German army cannot use it for transportation for the time being due to the lack of locomotives and carriages. Fortunately, the snow and snow will not affect the arrival of subsequent supplies, but the speed of loading and unloading materials and sailing will be slightly slowed down.

As the evening approached, the first ships appeared outside Bones and soon began unloading goods through the built trestles.

For the British and their new commander-in-chief General Hamilton, the British soldiers on the front also faced the same problems as the Germans. What's worse is that ordinary British soldiers did not carry enough warm clothes and quilts, and many of their positions were temporarily built on some open spaces that were not in front of the village and behind the shops. How to shelter from the wind and snow became the most difficult problem. As the heavy snow fell harder, the British army's logistics was also affected to a certain extent. Although railway transportation did not stop due to heavy snow, the road transportation capacity decreased significantly.

However, in the heavy snow, General Hamilton still saw a glimmer of hope. At least under such weather conditions, most German fighter jets would not take the risk of taking off.

In fact, it was not only the German land-based aircraft and carrier-based aircraft, but even the airships were unable to perform reconnaissance and bombing missions normally (many Zeppelin airships that went to Britain to bomb in history crashed over the English Channel due to bad weather). In places closer to the inland, the German naval and air superiority was largely weakened or even eliminated.

Looking at the three German aircraft carriers outside the porthole, which were as anxious as beasts tied with iron chains, Chentian also had an indescribable helplessness. Each season has different bad weather. At this time, the weather forecast does not accurately predict the weather conditions in the next few days. The success of this cross-sea battle is also related to God to a certain extent. Fortunately, the winter in Britain is not as cold as Russia or Germany. Those who have watched "Brothers" will know how troublesome it is to fight in the cold winter.

"Prepare more hot soup for the soldiers on the front line, and temporarily allocate the extra blankets of the soldiers who lived in the barracks to the soldiers staying in the trenches. In addition to the front-line trenches, officers and soldiers on other positions are allowed to light fires and keep warm, but they need to be prepared for fire prevention and artillery prevention!" Since the British army suspended the attack in the morning, Chen Tian and most generals took a time to take a nap. When Chen Tian woke up, it was getting darker, and the guards prepared fragrant meals and hot soup for him. At this time, they did not feel cold at all in the cabin. However, looking at the snow outside the window, Chen Tian naturally remembered the infantrymen who were sitting or lying in the trenches. They were not only the bravest people, but also the hardest people.

Not long after the order was passed, the inland direction was calmed for nearly 10 hours and the sound of artillery came again. The front line soon came to report and the British began to shell the German positions again.

"I guess the British hoped to use this weather as cover to launch a large-scale attack!" Chen Tian calmly put down his spoon, and the staff member who stood next to him with a telegram was not panicked at all. If everyone was still nervous about the next battle before landing, then after annihilation of the beach guards and easily crushing the first two counterattacks of the British, he felt much more at ease from the generals to the soldiers.

It should be because of the fact that the British army's shelling lasted much longer than the previous two times. The sound of artillery began at dusk until it was completely dark. Chen Tian looked at his watch and the British army made a full 2 ​​hours of artillery preparation before the attack.

"The front line sent a telegram asking for bombardment at the farthest point in the first shelling!"

Without airship school shooting, the artillery bombardment of the battleship could only be adjusted according to the sighting reports of the front-line observation soldiers. The main guns on the fearless battleships in the Sher fleet began to move one after another, and these thick muzzles were finally aimed at the direction of the beach. After 5 minutes of preparation, dozens of large-caliber naval guns burst out with earth-shaking roars. The extremely shocking shells were not affected by the wind and snow at all. They soon caused a bloody storm among the British vanguard's attack.

After several rounds of volleys of the battleship, the sound of gunfire finally came from the direction of the beach, and the light weapons of both sides began to fight at close range. As the fleets loaded with ammunition and medicine began to arrive one after another, the German officers and soldiers did not have to worry about ammunition for a long time, and the artillery troops deployed behind the positions smashed shells of various sizes at the British infantry without reservation. The British army also invested a certain number of cavalry units in this attack. Unfortunately, the Scottish knights and their war horses could not beat the bullets, and they all fell in the snow in front of the German positions. When the British attack ended in failure again, many of the dead had been buried by heavy snow, and there were some small bumps on the flat ground.

Whether it was the wind and snow, the new commander or the more intense artillery preparations, none of this brought good luck to the British troops on the Dorchester-Southampton line. Their attacks were higher and higher, but Hamilton soon discovered that his first battle after taking office was nothing more than his predecessor's loss, and the German defense line still seemed so unshakable.

Whether it is Chentian, Falkenhein or Guderian, they all know that the best strategy for breaking through the trench defense line is to use heavy artillery and tanks, the middle strategy is to use tank cluster assault, the worst strategy is to use heavy artillery and infantry, and the worst strategy is to use human sea tactics. Unfortunately, the British army, which lacks heavy artillery and tanks, has always adopted the worst strategy to attack.

Perhaps from the moment Hager ordered General Cosmo to lead the main force to retreat inland to avoid the German fleet shelling, Britain was destined to lose this local war.

George V did not leave much time for General Hamilton. In the next 24 hours, Hamilton and his staff tried various methods, Xu Jin fired barrage, and light artillery advanced with the infantry. However, since the caliber and range of British artillery were inferior to that of German artillery, all of these tactics ended in failure. More and more British officers and soldiers died in front of the German positions, and some places even began to be stacked. For many Canadian, Australian and New Zealand officers and soldiers, they no longer had the chance to return to their motherland.

When the battle was the most tragic, the German defense line was under considerable pressure. The scattered trenches and traffic trenches on the front line were seriously damaged under artillery fire. The surviving soldiers inside had to retreat to the second and third lines of defense. The state of the ground surface was constantly changed due to artillery attacks. The British infantry's tactics became much more flexible. They sometimes lie in depressions while advancing, and sometimes jumped forward. They continued to advance through areas with dense corpses. Gradually, they came to areas with few corpses. In many areas on the front line, the British infantry even entered the German trenches.

Just when the situation was favorable to the British army, the German tank troops showed a strong momentum to turn the tide. They ignored the rapid-fire guns supported by the British army at close range and opened bunkers from field artillery. They used tank guns and machine guns to desperately shoot at the British army trying to break through the position. They even began to crush the enemy infantry appearing in front of them at all costs. The barbaric nature of the war was fully demonstrated at this moment. In this battle, the total number of British troops wiped out by Guderian's hybrid armored division was twice the number of all personnel of the division.

On the night of December 29, 1914, the exhausted generals and soldiers on both sides finally got a night of rest. After losing nearly half of their combat effectiveness, Hamilton began to readjust his offensive strategy. At the same time, he continued to draw more troops from other places to the front line. He felt that the last few attacks were closer to victory, and in some areas his troops were forced to evacuate the German positions by counterattacked by German armored troops. This time, Hamilton decided to ask his soldiers to bring bundles of grenades or zha medicine bags. Since ordinary artillery could not effectively kill German tanks and armored vehicles, he would use the soldiers' bodies to blow up a bloody road.

In order to prepare for a new round of attack, Hamilton drew nearly 200,000 troops from Penzance and Falmouth in southwestern England, Portsmouth in south-central England, Brighton in southeast England, Doverle and London in eastern England. The British barracks in these places have basically become empty, and the defenders on the beach defense line have almost all been reduced to a minimum, including only 20,000 people in Brighton, Doverle 23,000 people and 18,000 people in London. Most of the cavalry troops stationed in various places in Hager were also transferred to the middle section of the Dorchester-Southampton front.

Hamilton prepared for the attack desperately, and this situation was even much better than Chen Tian and the German General Staff expected. At 3 a.m. on December 30, all the Hindenburg Army landed on board. At the same time, the Heidrich fleet began to shell out the British Dover defense line; at 4 a.m., the landing fleet was assembled and set off from Calais. It only took more than an hour to reach its destination from Calais to Dover. However, due to the wind and snow, the airborne operation was forced to be postponed, and all paratroopers were on standby at the airport.

When the Heidrich fleet first started shelling Dover, General Hamilton and his command were still holding on to the idea that this was just a German feint. However, when British spies near Calais reported that the Hindenburg Army and the landing fleet had left the port together, they finally felt something was wrong. Now Brighton, Dover and London have almost become a vacuum area. The troops previously dispatched have arrived at the Dorchester-Southampton front hundreds of kilometers away. More than 700,000 British troops and their allies have been gathered on that front. Some old fortress guns that were originally deployed on the beach defense lines were also hurriedly dragged to strengthen offensive firepower, including more than 30 150mm cannons, 170mm and 230mm heavy howitzers from the Dover and Brighton defense lines.

Hamilton's total attack time was originally scheduled to be at 6 a.m. on December 30.

At 6 a.m., German soldiers near Bonesmouth either hid in warm British barracks or sat in frontline trenches wrapped in blankets, while others built simple tents with canvas.

Fires can be seen everywhere on one side of the German position, but the British side is quiet and terrifying.

In fact, in the British Dorchester-Southampton front, hundreds of thousands of British troops were silently waiting for their artillery fire, and more than 5,000 cannons were also waiting. However, the original attack time passed, but the superiors did not issue a fire order.

At about 6:30, General Hamilton finally made up his mind that his offensive in southwestern England would continue regardless of whether the German army opened a second landing ground or not. However, he also drew 10 infantry divisions from the Southampton front to rush back to southeast England. However, even if the railway was smooth, these troops were withdrawn from the offensive positions and boarded, transported, unloaded, and assembled not in a short time. It would take more time to draw the artillery back.

Although he was very reluctant, Hamilton had to admit in his heart that he was not smarter than his ex.

At 6:35 a.m., the largest artillery bombardment faced by the Chentian Army after landing finally began. British shells fell like raindrops. The German trenches, which were already severely damaged, were soon devastating. The German infantry inside retreated to the second-line position after receiving the order. The German army deployed a total of three trench defense belts and a beach defense belt on this line.

At 7 o'clock, the sea on the English Channel gradually began to brighten. Although heavy snow reduced people's visibility, this could not stop Hindenburg and his soldiers from moving towards Britain at all. If the 5th Army of Prince was a quasi-first-class army with various advanced weapons but seemed a little messy, then the 5th Army of Hindenburg during the period had become a standard first-class army. In the more than a month after the Battle of France, Hindenburg made significant adjustments within the army, and some of them were dependent on the

Generals with high positions and mediocre qualities were "promoted" to the Army Headquarters. Some outstanding and young and promising officers were substantially promoted. Hindenburg also formed an efficient Army Headquarters to integrate the equipment of each Army Headquarters. The numerous equipment seemed to have their own uses, but this would increase the difficulty of logistics support. Therefore, many fancy weapons were kicked out of the 5th Army by Hindenburg and the General Headquarters without hesitation. This drastic reform was successfully implemented with the support of Falkenhein and Chentian.

"The airborne operation was cancelled! Now we will carry out the beach landing battle directly!" At 7 a.m., General Hindenburg issued an offensive order very firmly. In front of his more than 200,000 elite divisions, British soldiers of less than two divisions were hiding in the defense line and trembling. The Heidrich fleet with 11 battleships lasted for 4 hours not only caused great damage to the Dover's defense line, but also continuously reduced the morale of the British defenders.

After receiving the telegram from General Alanby from Dover, Hamilton's wrinkled hands as wrinkled as a tree. At this time, the troops who were preparing to return to the rescue had just finished boarding the train. If everything goes well, they will not be able to enter Dover's battlefield until noon.

Dover Harbor is a beautiful harbor city; Shakespeare Beach, a place that sounds very artistic. The terrain near Dover is not as good as Bonesmouth for landing, but now there is nothing to stop Hindenburg soldiers from wading through the cold waters one by one to climb the British beaches in the wind and snow. A battle that is no less than Bonesmouth’s landing is like adding a heavy blow to the terminally ill British patients.

Occupy Dover and advance towards London!

This is Germany's greatest plan and the wish of tens of millions of German people. On December 30, 1914, Hindenburg did it!

In Chen Tian's view, although the frontal British offensive was fierce, it was more like the British's dying struggle. When the shells on the huge battleship were exhausted, the blood of the British army was almost flowing in this area. With the backward militia, the British government could not prevent the German army from advancing to the British inland.

"Your Highness!"

Chen Tian, ​​who had been enjoying the snowy scenery on the sea, heard Hoffman's familiar voice and did not look back.

"Um!"

Hoffman walked straight to Chen Tian and whispered: "The emergency telegram is... it is from Berlin!"

"Berlin?" Chen Tian received the telegram in surprise, with only a short line of text on it:

Cigars are rekindled and ready to put out the fire!

Chen Tian knew that this was a telegram sent by Rennie, and this sentence was the code word they had set before.

Chen Tian silently turned his gaze back to the window, back to the sea in the wind and snow and the blurred British coastline. His Battle of England must come to an end here.

"Hey, UK, I'm leaving!"
Chapter completed!